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This is bbc news. i'm ben mundy. the headlines at 8... the national living wage will increase to £9.50 per hour next april, with the government insisting it's enough for those struggling to meet the rising cost of living. an extra £1,000 a year for people on the national living wage is a really important protection against those pressures, and it helps to make sure that every family in the country where people are in work can really see that this is a government that's on their side. the un warns millions of people in afghanistan are facing starvation this winter — the bbc has found eviden...

Southern parts of scotland. still quite a windy day for many. some sunshine through the midlands, east anglia and the southeast. and here, temperatures could reach 18 celsius. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. the national living wage will increase to £9.50 per hour next april. with the government insisting it's enough for those struggling to meet the rising cost of living. the un warns millions of people in afghanistan are facing starvation this winter — the bbc has found evidence that some families are even selling their children to get money forfood. facebook whistleblower, frances ...

Afghanistan faces catastrophe, according to the un, forcing its people to desperate measures. this baby has just been sold, so that her parents can feed the rest of their children. another person came up to one of our team and asked if we'd like to buy the child. the desperation and the urgency of this situation is hard to put in words. the un says help is needed now, but international aid has been stopped, as the world debates how to deal with the taliban. also tonight... an increase in the national living wage to £9.50 an hour is included in the chancellor's budget on wednesday. a warning o...

The current rate — which applies to workers aged 23 and over — is £8.91. that will rise to £9.50, which is an increase of 6.6% — double the rate of inflation. the change will affect millions of low paid workers, but labour said much of the increase will be swallowed up by tax rises and cuts to universal credit. here's our political correspondent, alex forsyth. behind the treasury's closed doors, the budget plans are being drawn up, but while the official announcement is still days away, details of spending plans have started to emerge. today, news of a wage rise for some of the lowest ...

Behind the treasury's closed doors, the budget plans are being drawn up. but while the official announcement�*s still days away, details of spending plans have started to emerge. today, news of a wage rise for some of the lowest—paid. the cost of living is a really important issue. the key thing is that today's announcement, an extra £1,000 a year for people on the national living wage, is a really important protection against those pressures, and it helps to make sure that every family in the country where people are in work can really see that this is a government that's on their side. ...